This mixed‐methods study examines rural young professionals' migratory intentions in relation to sense of community. The most significant difference we found in migratory intentions was between two groups, which we call stayers and seekers. Both groups highly valued sense of community but they reported dramatically different experiences related to the dimensions of membership and emotional connection to the particular focal community of this study. We find that, in addition to commonly cited factors of age, importance of family, traditional cultural tastes, and achieved sense of community, the experience of disconnection between desired and experienced sense of community represents a distinct influence on respondents' intentions to leave within the next 5 years. The qualitative data suggest that the practices of granting greater access to local stocks of knowledge, offering direct invitations to participate in community life, and providing greater responsibilities in the service of the community cultivate emotional connection and sense of membership, and therefore may be critical to better retaining those people who feel the greatest sense of disconnection. This study examines the dynamics underlying these results and outlines practical implications for other communities hoping to combat local manifestations of brain drain.

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农村青年专业人员的社区意识和迁移意愿

这项混合方法的研究考察了农村年轻专业人员与社区意识相关的移民意愿。我们发现的移徙意图上最显着的差异是两组之间的差异，我们将其称为住宿者和寻求者。两组都高度重视社区意识，但他们报告的经历与会员人数和与本研究的特定重点社区的情感联系有关的经历截然不同。我们发现，除了通常提到的年龄，家庭重要性，传统文化品味和获得的社区意识等因素之外，期望的和有经验的社区意识之间的脱节经历对受访者的离开意愿有明显的影响。未来5年。定性数据表明，允许更多地利用当地知识储备，直接邀请人们参与社区生活以及在为社区服务方面承担更大责任的做法可以培养情感联系和成员感，因此对于更好地留住那些感到最与外界断开联系的人可能至关重要。这项研究考察了这些结果的动力，并概述了其他希望与当地人才流失作斗争的社区的实际意义。